RIDGEFIELD, CT -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 09/21/04 -- Markland
Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB: MRKL) (http://www.marklandtech.com), an
integrated homeland security company, announced today that the U.S.
Army's Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) has
awarded EOIR Technologies Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Markland, contracts totaling an amount of over $12 Million for July
and August the first two months of the company's fiscal year; July
and August. These contracts are part of an ongoing NVESD Omnibus
Contract. These funding awards are for EOIR to provide goods and
services for the development of sensors and data collection
platforms, and are awarded at the end of each month by NVESD.

The goods and services to be provided by EOIR personnel are as
follows:

-- Develop, manufacture and test airborne surveillance sensor suites.
-- Assist in the construction of prototype sensors, data collection
devices and surrogate vehicles.
-- Provide technical support for the integration of prototype
multi-sensor suites.
-- Provide spare parts, new equipment or repairs as required to
support fabrication of prototype sensors and collection platforms.
-- Design and fabricate test fixtures, mechanical subassemblies and
complete systems as required for certain integration tasks.

Markland CEO/Chairman Robert Tarini stated, "The NVESD contract has
an Option Year Three (2004) contract ceiling funding amount of
approximately $85M. Having captured $12M in contract funding in the
first two fiscal months of 'FY05 on this contract demonstrates that
EOIR Technologies is a valued US Army NVESD contractor and
exemplifies the continued close working relationship EOIR has with
the U.S. Army customer. We continue to be proud of our efforts to
support our soldiers in the field with the best sensor technology
available.''

About Markland Technologies

Markland Technologies, Inc. is committed to helping secure America by
providing innovative emerging technologies and expert services to
meet the country's needs to protect our people, our borders and our
infrastructure assets. The Company is a Board member of the Homeland
Security Industries Association (http://www.hsianet.org).

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document as well as some statements in periodic press releases and
some oral statements of Markland Technologies officials during
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also forward-looking statements as defined by the Act. Some of the
factors that could significantly impact the forward-looking
statements in this press release include, but are not limited to:
difficulties integrating our acquisition of EOIR, insufficient cash
flow to continue to fund the development and marketing of the
Company's products and technology; a rejection of the Company's
products and technologies by the marketplace, and; disputes as to the
Company's intellectual property rights. Forward-looking statements
are based upon current expectations and projections about future
events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions about
Markland Technologies, its products, economic and market factors and
the industries in which Markland Technologies does business, among
other things. These statements are not guarantees of future
performance and Markland Technologies has no specific intention to
update these statements. More detailed information about those factors
is contained in Markland Technologies filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

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